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Dec. 7, 2016 - Watch this daring rescue of a wounded and orphaned rhino. After its mother was killed by poachers, the baby rhino survived a serious wound and lack of milk for a week in the wilds of South Africa. Rescuers from Care for Wild Africa and Working With Rhinos were able to capture and care for the rhino, and are confident that it will make a recovery. Click here to read more about the rescue.

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